I was
aghast to see the Cathedral of Notre Dame going up in flames a couple of weeks
back. When we (that is to say, self and good lady wife) visited Paris in 1981 as
part of our tour of Europe, it was one of the first places on our itinerary.
We also
visited the ancient capital of Spain, Toledo, and spent time admiring its
mediaeval cathedral. Afterwards, a friend of a rather cynical inclination
chastised me for paying homage to those “monuments to Christianity” and asked
me whether I didn’t think that was rather hypocritical on my part.
